Book Condition Fine; in a dust jacket with light shelfwear, else near fine. Quarto.

Edition First edition. SIGNED and inscribed to the dedication page.

Publisher New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co. 1970.

Seller ID 28508.00

Based on an actual event, this is the story of how priests of the San Gabriel Mission chose a cook from three women who wanted the job, by holding a cooking contest, and a riddle which asked: what is the key to the kitchen?